---
title: Container runtime interface (CRI)
id: cri
date: 2019-03-07
full_link: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/#container-runtime
short_description: >
    An API for container runtimes to integrate with kubelet


aka:
tags:
- fundamental
---
The container runtime interface (CRI) is an an API for container runtimes
to integrate with kubelet on a node.
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For more information, see the [CRI](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-node/container-runtime-interface.md) API and specifications.